chrysanthemum - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
Noun
chrysanthemum (plural chrysanthemums or chrysanthema)
- Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
Etymology
From Latin chrȳsanthemum from Ancient Greek χρῡσάνθεμον (khrūsánthemon, “Persian buttercup”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /kɹɪˈsænθəməm/, /kɹəˈsænθəmʌm/
- Audio (Southern England): 🔊
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